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Census to use satellite imagery to count new home builds
Cole Lauterbach December 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM ©Blake Wheeler | Unsplash (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau unrolled a new experimental method of using images from space to count new housing construction. “For select areas of interest, Survey of Construction (SOC) data collected by field representatives have been replaced with estimates obtained…
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Developer builds 6,000 homes but backtracks on pledge to contribute to new school and roads
A picture of Hodson Developments plans for Chilmington Green in Ashford, Kent A housing developer has prompted fury after it backtracked on its promise to contribute funding to schools and facilities for a major new housing scheme. Hodson Developments has been accused of reneging on an earlier pledge to invest millions in services and infrastructure…
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New Home to build 1,100 residences in six Denver suburbs
New Home plans to build nearly 1,100 homes at six development sites in suburbs around Denver. The Irvine, Calif.-based developer has purchased an unspecified number of acres at three sites in Aurora, east of Denver, as well as sites in Golden, Thornton and Mead, the Denver Business Journal reported. The sellers and cost of the…
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Windsor looking at ‘staggering’ fee hikes for home builds, new development
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Local News Published Jan 07, 2025 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 8 minute read Local developers are expressing concerns over what proposed new development charges will mean for housing affordability in Windsor. Here, construction workers are shown at the site of a single-family home build on Partington Avenue in Windsor…
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Census to use satellite imagery to count new home builds
Cole Lauterbach December 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM ©Blake Wheeler | Unsplash (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau unrolled a new experimental method of using images from space to count new housing construction. “For select areas of interest, Survey of Construction (SOC) data collected by field representatives have been replaced with estimates obtained…
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Developer builds 6,000 homes but backtracks on pledge to contribute to new school and roads
A picture of Hodson Developments plans for Chilmington Green in Ashford, Kent A housing developer has prompted fury after it backtracked on its promise to contribute funding to schools and facilities for a major new housing scheme. Hodson Developments has been accused of reneging on an earlier pledge to invest millions in services and infrastructure…
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New Home to build 1,100 residences in six Denver suburbs
New Home plans to build nearly 1,100 homes at six development sites in suburbs around Denver. The Irvine, Calif.-based developer has purchased an unspecified number of acres at three sites in Aurora, east of Denver, as well as sites in Golden, Thornton and Mead, the Denver Business Journal reported. The sellers and cost of the…
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Windsor looking at ‘staggering’ fee hikes for home builds, new development
Breadcrumb Trail Links Business Local News Published Jan 07, 2025 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 8 minute read Local developers are expressing concerns over what proposed new development charges will mean for housing affordability in Windsor. Here, construction workers are shown at the site of a single-family home build on Partington Avenue in Windsor…
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Census to use satellite imagery to count new home builds
Cole Lauterbach December 24, 2024 at 12:30 PM ©Blake Wheeler | Unsplash (The Center Square) – The U.S. Census Bureau unrolled a new experimental method of using images from space to count new housing construction. “For select areas of interest, Survey of Construction (SOC) data collected by field representatives have been replaced with estimates obtained…
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Developer builds 6,000 homes but backtracks on pledge to contribute to new school and roads
A picture of Hodson Developments plans for Chilmington Green in Ashford, Kent A housing developer has prompted fury after it backtracked on its promise to contribute funding to schools and facilities for a major new housing scheme. Hodson Developments has been accused of reneging on an earlier pledge to invest millions in services and infrastructure…
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